Aspiring Leaders Lab

For this Aspiring Leaders Lab podcast, we speak with Rachna Kare and Tishya Bedi from DAYA, an organization whose mission is to empower South Asian Survivors of domestic and sexual violence through culturally specific services and education.

Guest Bios:

Rachna Khare has spearheaded Daya’s growth as Executive Director since 2016 and is also the founder of South Asian Youth of Houston Unite and South Asian Survivors & Organizati...

This Aspiring Leaders Podcast honors the lived experience experts and survivors leading and serving in programs addressing gender-based violence. Macy Goodbear is a Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Program Specialist with over 20 years of experience working with survivors of government attempted genocide, survivors of intergenerational and historical trauma, along with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Macy is ...

Leadership is one of the most searched terms on Google. This is it is still something that many of us struggle with and within the gender-based violence movement, leadership capacity gaps can affect services for survivors. All of us can point to either a glowing or not-so-positive experience with leadership that has shaped who we are today. Good leaders have the ability to motivate, inspire, influence, and direct the growth of an o...

Guest: Kenyatta Grant, Co-Director, Shoulder to Shoulder

Host: Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew

For this Aspiring Leaders Lab podcast, we speak with Kenyatta Grant, Community Organizing Coordinator at West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Kenyatta has worked for the last two decades to lend her voice in support of victims and survivors of domestic violence and has led many efforts to eliminate racism and promote equity in servic...

This podcast features a conversation with Zenebia Law, Senior Director of Community Services, at The Center for Women and Families, who shares practices that have transformed staff communication and collaboration through her leadership. Host Dr. Froswa’ and Zenebia discuss communication procedures that empower staff to provide mutual feedback, address conflict, and build professional skills. Zenebia shares strategies and tools she ...

The Aspiring Leaders Lab podcast series explores diverse leadership strategies that inspire professional growth. Everyone can take on leadership roles to build strong survivor-serving programs. Directors, managers, and advocates can advance and lead with support and proper tools. Through this podcast, aspiring leaders and lived experience experts share about their growth journey and resiliency.

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